Possibly 1478b Vitula biviella ??

A pyralid moth caught in July 2012 which i've struggled to identify. The best guess so far is 1478b Vitula biviella, although i'm not sure that this has been recorded in vc29 before. Help appreciated!

pete holt
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

The Vestal, Cambridge

The Vestal Rhodometra sacraria to light, Cambridge, 19.viii.12

pete holt
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40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Tree-lichen Beauty, Cambridge

Tree-lichen Beauties Cryphia algae to light, Cambridge, 14 August 2012

pete
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40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

White-point, Cambridge 20 August 2011

White-point Mythimna albipuncta to light, a garden first. (Compared to an example of The Clay from a few weeks ago).

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

White-spotted Pinion, Soham 14/8/11

Some recent Cambridge moths

Brown-line Bright-eyes Mythimna conigera

Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea

The Clay Mythimna ferrago

Old Lady Mormo maura feeding on buddleja species at night

Least Carpets Idaea rusticata........

Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata

Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Cambridge, 9 July

Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea to light, first record for the garden. A much-anticiapted species, since it's been reliably recorded within a few hundred metres of the house. Copper Underwings have been subject to much scrutiny since 2004, but when an example like this appears, its obvious!

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Cambridge, 16 May

Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula to light, probably the first record of an adult moth for vc29. The moth refused to pose for photos on Purple Toadflax, where we found the larvae last year, hence this record shot only.

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Cambridge, 7 May 2011

Unidentified geometrid larva, 20 mm, possibly Plain Wave Idaea straminata?


Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta feeding on Cotoneaster horizontalis at night


Tawny Shears Hadena perplexa to light, first record for the garden

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Emperor Moth, Elton

To garden MV trap on 8th April.

Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia, female

© Brian Stone Canon Powershot A640

Ranunculus...

Ran the trap on Thursday night in my garden in Swavesey and had this small moth in there. My first impression was that it looked like a Small Ranunculus - but according to the book they fly Jun-Aug??

Hatley moths

Frosted Orange

Large Wainscot

Hatley moths

Large Thorn

Orange Sallow

Centre-barred Sallow

Cambridge, 8 September

Two larva found by my daughter, Anna (aged 4 years & 4 months), in our garden this morning. She also picked out the image in the book to identify it. Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula; one on Purple Toadflax seedhead, the other on a crab apple which the toadflax was growing into. First record for vc29 of this species, which is expanding its range away from the south coast. Mike Weedon recorded an adult to light in Peterborough, a first for Cambs but vc31 for recording purposes, on 15 August this year. Both larva pupated within 48h. A third larva found a few days later: it emerged from the ground beneath Purple Toadflax after watering. This larva passed to John Dawson. Hopefully at least one will yield an adult moth early next summer.

pete
CB1 3ST
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Hatley moths, August

Square-spotted Clay

Bordered Pug

The Olive

Maiden's Blush

Small Blood-vein

Red Underwing

Orange Swift

Square-spot Rustic

Flame Shoulder

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Cambridge, 9 August

The fifth Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata for the garden last night, using a 35W white circle-line bulb on the trap.

pete
CB1 3ST
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Hatley moths, 25 July-1 August

Scorched Carpet

Buff Ermine

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Shaded Broad-bar

Small Scallop

Oak Hook-tip

Yellow Shell

White-spotted Pinion

Been running a trap in my garden in Swavesey for a month or so. This was an exciting addition to the garden list on Saturday night!

Bedstraw Hawkmoth, Over 23rd July 2010

Caught by Jeremy Lindsell, photo by Stuart Elsom.